Folding chair



(No Model.)

J. P. GAGE. FOLDING CHAIR.

No. 417,819. Patented Dec. 2.4, 1889{ d 7 wk";

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES P. GAGE, OF FAIRFIELD, IOI VA.

. FOLDING CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,819, dated December24, 1889.

Application filed July l0, 1839. Serial No. 317,011. (No model.)

To a whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES P. GAGE, of Fairfield, in the county ofJefferson and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Folding Chairs; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form part of this specification, in which- Figure1 is a perspective view of hey improved ohair as a rocker. Fig. 2 is adetail sectional view showing the attachment of the arms to the back.Fig. 3 is a view of the chair folded, the seat being removed. Fig. 4 isa detail sectional view showing the seatfastenings.

This invent-ion is an improvement on folding chairs; and its object isto improve the chair described and shown in my Patent No. 369,93l, tostrengthen such chair, and to provide a removable upholstered seattherefor; and to this end it consists in the novel construction andcombination of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by letters, A A designate theinner pair of legs, and B B the outer pair of legs. Legs A A areconnected at top and bottom by crosspieces a a, and at center by abracing-piece B, and legs B B are connected at top and bottom bycross-pieces b b. The legs are double curved, their extremities turningin opposite directions, as in my patent referred to, and the legs B Bstand farther apart than legs A A, the latter lying between the legs BB, and centrally connected thereto by means of a rod 0 and nuts 0 c, asshown, said rod passing through or beside brace B, and washers areinterposed between the legs A and B to prevent rubbing. By this meansthe legs can be securely bound together without bending or warpingthereof laterally, and the brace B and rod 0 virtually connect each andall of the legs, insuring a substantial support for the seat.

E designates the back, having side pieces E E, curved similarly to thelegs and connected by cross-pieces cc, the space between which may beupholstered, as at f, or caned, or ornamented in any desired manner. The

pieces E are hinged at their lower ends to the legs A A by means ofbolts F F, as shown. These bolts F F pass through legs A below the upperedge of piece a, or about three inches from tops of legs A, so as topermit the back to fold in the desired position shown. The backcorresponds in width to the legframe B, and its side pieces E areexterior to legs A.

G G designate the arm-pieces, the front ends of which are bent downwardand pivoted by bolts H to the upper ends of legs B B, exterior thereto,as shown, and their rear ends are longitudinally and horizontallyslotted, as at g g, said slots extending about half the length of thearms and having a locking-notch g at their rear ends, as shown. G G arefinishing-pieces secured on the outer faces of the arms and closing theouter side of the slot, said finishing-pieces being hollowed, as shownat g, Fig. 2. h h are bolts secured to the side pieces E above the legsA and entering slots g, the bolts projecting through the slot and havingenlarged heads h, which are protected by pieces G. The arms are thus adjustably connected to the back.

I designates the seat-frame, of suitable construction, and which may beplain, caned, or upholstered, as shown. This frame is provid ed on itsunder surface with pairs of transverse strips iand J at its front andrear ends, between which strips the pieces a and b of leg-frames A and Bare received, and thereby the leg-frames are rigidly looked, as isevident.

j j are turn-buttons secured to the inner strips J ,which, when the seatis in position, are turned to engage notches j in the inner faces ofstrips a and b, as shown, thus efiectually preventing disengagement ofthe seat and leg frames and closing of the chair.

The ch air-legs may be provided with rockers legs united by cross-piecesand hinged together, substantially as described, with a removc bleseat-frame having transverse strips engaging the upper cross-pieces ofthe legframes to prevent spreading thereof, and having turn-buttonsengagin notches in the said cross-pieces to lock the seat thereon, theback pivoted to the upper end of one leg-frame, and the curved andslotted arms pivoted to to the upper ends of the other pair of legs andengaging headed bolts on the back, all substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I alfixmy signature inpresence of C. W. SAVILLE, A. E. LOWELL.

